Thadeus Posted December 24, 2025 Share Posted December 24, 2025 Ouch. Shame about the GBU-24. Although I can't blame You. They look so good I'd mistake them for real ones too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted December 24, 2025 Author Share Posted December 24, 2025 Yeah, it just sucks because I was so close to wrapping them up, oh well. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted December 24, 2025 Share Posted December 24, 2025 1 hour ago, A-10 LOADER said: Yeah, it just sucks because I was so close to wrapping them up, oh well. Steve Never fails. It's always at the end of a project that disaster strikes. I was working on a set of the Phase Hanger Strike pylons the other day and I was drilling the locator holes a little wider to allow me to thread plastic rod through them. I got the 2 pylons done and 3 of the LAU-128's drilled. On my last hole of the last LAU, the ADU-552 snapped in half. A few years ago, I was spraying the dull coat on a 32nd Avademy Viper and had a bad reaction for some reason. It ate through decals, paint and into the plastic. I couldn't figure out how to fix it and ended up throwing the whole thing away one step away from the finish line. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted December 25, 2025 Share Posted December 25, 2025 Very neat and tidy work, weaponry looks very convincing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted December 26, 2025 Author Share Posted December 26, 2025 On 12/24/2025 at 4:06 PM, strikeeagle801 said: Never fails. It's always at the end of a project that disaster strikes. I was working on a set of the Phase Hanger Strike pylons the other day and I was drilling the locator holes a little wider to allow me to thread plastic rod through them. I got the 2 pylons done and 3 of the LAU-128's drilled. On my last hole of the last LAU, the ADU-552 snapped in half. A few years ago, I was spraying the dull coat on a 32nd Avademy Viper and had a bad reaction for some reason. It ate through decals, paint and into the plastic. I couldn't figure out how to fix it and ended up throwing the whole thing away one step away from the finish line. Aaron That's terrible Aaron. On 12/25/2025 at 8:13 AM, BastianD said: Very neat and tidy work, weaponry looks very convincing! Thanks very much. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 Small update for today, I got the replacement GBU to the same point as the other one. I sprayed the front section of the GCU a darker shade of brown as per my reference photos. A gloss coat will be next and, hopefully decals without any further incidents. Thanks for looking. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Finally finished the GBU-24's except for the arming wire and some light weathering. Unfortunately I'm going to have to put this build on the "back burner" for now. I started tearing apart our master bathroom earlier this week and that will be my focus until it's finished. Thanks to all who were following along, see ya when I get back to the bench. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 52 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: Finally finished the GBU-24's except for the arming wire and some light weathering. Unfortunately I'm going to have to put this build on the "back burner" for now. I started tearing apart our master bathroom earlier this week and that will be my focus until it's finished. Thanks to all who were following along, see ya when I get back to the bench. Steve They look perfect! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Good luck with the remodel. This is Tom Bodett, and we'll leave the lights on for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 16 hours ago, Eastern said: They look perfect! Thanks. 11 hours ago, strikeeagle801 said: Good luck with the remodel. This is Tom Bodett, and we'll leave the lights on for you. 😆 Good one Aaron. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 On 12/7/2025 at 3:59 PM, A-10 LOADER said: I need help from the Strike Eagle experts. My build is from the 2007 timeframe so, what rim face would be correct ? I'm guessing "B" ? I know "C" is late and I'd assume "A" is early. Steve I'm way behind on this but I've only ever seen A on Strike Eagles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Thanks Kelly, yeah back on page 2 LDM posted a good close-up of the correct wheel hub which is "A". Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Had some free time yesterday, waiting on my plumber, so I wanted to get the GBU's completely finished so when I do get back to this build I can have a fresh starting point. I used 38 gauge wire to simulate the arming wire on the bombs and gave them a very light "dusting" using my Tamiya weathering sets. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Great looking jet Steve! I love the Revell kit. In my opinion, it’s the best Eagle kit available (in any scale). Anyway, you are certainly doing it justice. And I love the splash of color the practice ordnance provides. Keep up the great work! -Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 Thanks very much Rich, appreciate those kind words. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) With all the cold weather here my plumber has been busy with "emergencies" so my bathroom remodel is temporarily on hold for now. I wanted to get the ejection seats wrapped up however so I worked on them this week and got them completed. The MCC seats are really nice and I like how they turned out. Thanks to all those who still check in on my build. Steve Items used to weather the seats. I brushed some of the Pan Pastel "Paynes Grey" on the cushions first followed by some of the Tamiya "snow" to change their color and give them a slightly worn look. Tamiya snow was also lightly brushed all over the seat and rails. The artist pencil was used to create chipping and scuff marks to certain edges. Edited February 8 by A-10 LOADER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Hi Steve, Nice progress so far. The seats look great! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, Eastern said: Hi Steve, Nice progress so far. The seats look great! Alexander Thanks Alexander. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Those bang seats look bang on! Keep up the great work! -Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, RichB63 said: Those bang seats look bang on! Keep up the great work! -Rich Thanks Rich. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted Tuesday at 05:02 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:02 PM Seats look great. Can't wait for more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM 2 hours ago, Thadeus said: Seats look great. Can't wait for more. Appreciate that Thadeus. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted Tuesday at 09:53 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:53 PM Steve, Man those ACES II seat are looking incredible!! Eagerly awaiting the next update, Mr. Happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted Wednesday at 12:09 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:09 AM 2 hours ago, Mr.Happy said: Steve, Man those ACES II seat are looking incredible!! Eagerly awaiting the next update, Mr. Happy Very kind of you Mr. Happy thank you. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted Thursday at 05:21 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 05:21 PM Pressing on with the build I started working on the cockpit today. LOTS of hand painting up nest and hopefully it will look ok 🤞. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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